Parks, zoo, schools close in Pakistan as residents choke on record breaking smog

Parks, zoo, schools close in Pakistan as residents choke on record-breaking smog

Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan have closed all parks and museums because of record-breaking smog that already has prompted the closure of schools and government offices and has ...

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Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore

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